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Before there were weather apps for your smartphone, Doppler radar, or the National Weather Service, our ancestors were busy observing their natural surroundings and noticed that animal behavior, clouds, and other elements of nature gave clues about the weather to come.
The result: weather folklore — sayings, rhymes and anecdotes that were passed down from generation to generation. Weather lore is one of our favorite subjects here at Farmers’ Almanac, and It’s been a reader favorite since our very first edition in 1818.
Below is a collection from our archives.
According to popular folklore, persimmon seeds may predict winter weather coming. How do you make a persimmon forecast? It's easy....
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According to popular folklore, a persimmon can predict winter weather. How do you make a persimmon forecast? It's easy. Just...
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According to popular folklore, a persimmon can predict winter weather. How do you make a persimmon forecast? It's easy. Just...
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Did you know there are plants that predict the weather? Some of the most accurate short-range weather indicators on Earth...
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Did you know you can predict the weather with an onion? The Onion Calendar is a time-honored German folk method...
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The persimmon forecast is one of the oldest weather-prediction methods in American folklore. According to Appalachian and Ozark tradition, you...
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Seeing fat rabbits and birds this month? What does it mean when leaves hang on the boughs? We dug into the October weather lore archives to find the answers!
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There are a lot of weather lore sayings surrounding the month of September. How many of these have you heard?
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With all the technology we have access to at our fingertips, do we really still need folklore in our everyday lives?
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